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VOEL JE THUIS Sense Of Home VOEL JE THUIS Who We are the ‘Care Taker Team’ (CTT), a group of students taking part in the EPS (European Project Semester) programme. In collaboration with AP University, who are responsible for the EPS programme, and Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen, we are carrying outthis project. The group consists of six international students, all with different nationalities and academic backgrounds. We are continuing the work of a previous group which initiated this project at the beginning of the first semester. According to research, elderly people manifest many difficulties when it comes to adapting to life in elderly care facilities. These difficulties include not only physical problems, which are inevitable, but also personal and intimate problems like their general well-being in these institutions. We strongly believe that problems of this kind can and should be solved. Therefore, we started this project on the basis of wanting to make some changes to the way classical healthcare instituitions do things. Essentially, we want and think it’s in everybody’s best interest for the elderly to be able to feel at home in their elderly care institutions. Our goal is to build a room which strongly consists and connects with the concept of ‘sense of home’. This means that the room will make the elderly feel as comfortable and as relaxed as they would at home, so they can feel at ease and personally respond to the questionnaire in an intimate manner, on the app which will be included in the room. This is the fundamental connection between the room and the App. The comfort of the room consolidated with the App and filled in questionnaire will give the care takers a better understanding of what the elderly want or need. This will stimulate and motivate conversation which will consequently improve the relationship and well being of both elderly and care takers. Method We decided to separate our team into smaller working units. Each unit would work on different aspects of the project depending on their academic qualifications. Three groups were made, to work on the room, the app and the questionnaire. This organisation helped us work in a more efficient manner. Weekly meetings and constant communication kept us updated on the global outcome of the project. We figured out that it was best to ‘work with the elderly, for the elderly’ because what better way is there to capture the ‘sense of home’ of an elderly. Long hours of contact with the elderly included various sorts of activities, which consisted of weekly discussions and workshops. These workshops made the elderly feel like they are a part of the project which is a critical factor to our project. They involved themselves by choosing and deciding on various details of the decoration of the room; From the fabrics we used, materials we bought, furniture we picked and the wallpaper we hung on the walls. Our sponsors are Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen, ( contact person is Ira van Sprundel) and AP Hogeschool (contact person is Katrijn van loock ) The project is funded by the Baudouin foundation.Main target group and users are residents in care facilities. Broad users of the tools are the employee’s at the care facilities, the familiesof residents, students or people thinking of moving into the care facilties. Where? Main Stakeholders Goal Why Sint-Maria, Berchem, Antwerp Vredestraat 93, 2600 Antwerpen
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VOEL JETHUIS Sense Of Home
VOEL JETHUIS
Who
We are the ‘Care Taker Team’ (CTT), a group of students taking
part in the EPS (European Project Semester) programme. In
collaboration with AP University, who are responsible for the EPS
programme, and Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen, we are carrying outthis
project. The group consists of six international students, all with
different nationalities and academic backgrounds. We are continuing
the work of a previous group which initiated this project at the
beginning of the first semester.
According to research, elderly people manifest many difficulties when it
comes to adapting to life in elderly care facilities. These difficulties include
not only physical problems, which are inevitable, but also personal and
intimate problems like their general well-being in these institutions.
We strongly believe that problems of this kind can and should be solved.
Therefore, we started this project on the basis of wanting to make some changes to the way classical healthcare instituitions do things. Essentially, we want and think it’s in everybody’s best interest for the elderly to be
able to feel at home in their elderly care institutions.
Our goal is to build a room which strongly consists and connects with the
concept of ‘sense of home’. This means that the room will make the elderly feel
as comfortable and as relaxed as they would at home, so they can feel at ease
and personally respond to the questionnaire in an intimate manner, on the app
which will be included in the room. This is the fundamental connection
between the room and the App. The comfort of the room consolidated
with the App and filled in questionnaire will give the care takers a better
understanding of what the elderly want or need. This will stimulate and motivate
conversation which will consequently improve the relationship and well
being of both elderly and care takers.
Method
We decided to separate our team into smaller working units. Each unit would
work on different aspects of the project depending on their academic qualifications.
Three groups were made, to work on the room, the app and the questionnaire. This
organisation helped us work in a more efficient manner. Weekly meetings and
constant communication kept us updated on the global outcome of the project.
We figured out that it was best to ‘work with the elderly, for the elderly’ because
what better way is there to capture the ‘sense of home’ of an elderly.
Long hours of contact with the elderly included various sorts of activities, which
consisted of weekly discussions and workshops. These workshops made the elderly
feel like they are a part of the project which is a critical factor to our project. They
involved themselves by choosing and deciding on various details of the decoration
of the room; From the fabrics we used, materials we bought, furniture we picked
and the wallpaper we hung on the walls.
Our sponsors are Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen, ( contact person is Ira van Sprundel) and AP Hogeschool (contact person is Katrijn van loock ) The project is funded
by the Baudouin foundation.Main target group and users are residents in care
facilities. Broad users of the tools are the employee’s at the care facilities,
the familiesof residents, students or people thinking of moving into the
care facilties.
Where?
Main Stakeholders
GoalWhy
Sint-Maria, Berchem, AntwerpVredestraat 93, 2600 Antwerpen
VOEL JETHUIS Voel Je Thuis
VOEL JETHUIS
Wie bouwde de vertelliving & applicatie?
Gespreid over twee jaar (2015-2017) gingen twee internationale groepen studenten
(België, Nederland, Frankrijk, Portugal, Spanje, Duitsland en Turkije) aan de slag om
de vertelliving en de applicatie ‘ Voel je Thuis’ te ontwerpen en vervolgens te realiseren.
Dit gebeurde in het kader van hun European Project Seminar (EPS), een mogelijkheid
om samen te werken met studenten van verschillende landen en verschillende
opleidingen
Voor de praktische uitvoering van de ruimte konden de studenten rekenen op de
ondersteuning van een groep studenten van de opleiding Bouw van de AP-Hogeschool
Voor de bewoners is het woonzorgcentrum de plek waar zij wonen en leven.
Daarom is het belangrijk dat de bewoner centraal blijft staan. Hierbij is het nodig dat
bewoners kunnen vertellen wat voor hen belangrijk is.
Want deze informatie kan ertoe bijdragen dat de bewoners zich meer thuis
kunnen voelen in het WZC.
Deze kamer is een vertelliving, een gezellige plek waar een bewoner zich op zijn gemak kan voelen. In deze ruimte kan de applicatie ‘ Voel je Thuis’ ingevuld worden.
De vertelliving en de applicatie kunnen de bewoners ondersteunen om hun
verhaal te vertellen over wat voor hen belangrijk is. Op deze manier komt naast goede
zorgverlening ook de bewoner en het (samen)leven nog meer centraal te staan.
Deze vertelliving en en de applicatie werden gebouwd voor bewoner, zijn omgeving en
het personeel. Ontdek zelf hoe beiden jou op een eenvoudige manier kunnen
ondersteunen,
Hoe kwam de ruimte tot stand?
Deze vertelliving werd gebouwd met én voor de bewoners, hun familie en het personeel. Individuele gesprekken met het personeel en bewoners, workshops,
naar de winkel met bewoners om materialen en meubels uit te zoeken zorgden
ervoor dat de vertelliving en de applicatie in voortdurende samenwerking tot
stand kwam.
Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen wil bewoners ondersteunen bij het ‘zich thuis voelen’
in een woonzorgcentrum.
Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen en AP Hogeschool werkten samen om deze vertaling
en de applicatie ‘Voel je Thuis’ te realiseren.
Deze vertelling en de applicatie ‘Voel je Thuis’ kwam tot stand met de steun
van de Koning Bouwdewijn Stichting en de Nationale loterij.
Waar ?
Initiatiefnemers en Sponsors
Doel: Vertelliving & Applicatie
Waarom
Sint-Maria, Berchem
